Bosses miss the point of health benefits despite understanding employee concerns - Aviva

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Employers are recognising the importance of a healthy workforce while employees have admitted they would work harder for one who invests in their health.

The results came from Aviva's Health of the Workplace report which also found that the majority of workers believe productivity is directly linked to their health. But bosses are still ignoring the benefits that can improve their business' absence record despite becoming more attentive to employees health. However employees said they had too much work to do (41%) and were working longer hours (30%) with a stressful working life (26%). Perhaps as a result of this, fewer staff are adopting unhealthy behaviours and instead increasing activity. Only 19% of employees said that they e...

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